THE CR500 EXTERIOR

Measuring 436mm in height, 453mm in length and 207mm in width the CR500 is among the smallest mid-towers we've reviewed in 2019.

Again, the entire right side panel is made out of tempered glass held in place via 4 thumbscrews.

The fascia is made entirely out of plastic, is perforated on both sides and has an illuminated red LED logo on the lower left corner.

You can remove the fascia by pulling it from its base to access the interior fan/radiator area.

Here you can mount up to two 120/140mm fans or a single 240mm radiator.

The top I/O includes the reset button, headphones and microphone ports, two USB 2.0 ports, USB 3.0 port and the on/off power button.

Strangely enough there's just a small perforated section at the top so you can't mount any fans here (there's a small magnetic air-filter underneath).

Turning the case around we see an 120mm exhaust fan, 7 PCI expansion slots and the PSU area.

At the bottom of the base we find two removable air-filters right under the PSU and 120mm fan areas.